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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 148
Author: Lowenthal (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 6/16/14 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT : Task Force on the Status of Maternal Mental Health
Care
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution requests the California Maternal
Mental Health Collaborative (CMMHC), a nonprofit organization,
to establish a task force on the status of maternal mental
health care.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.In 2010, ACR 105 (Nava, Resolution Chapter 9) was enacted and
proclaimed the Month of May, each year, as Perinatal
Depression Awareness Month in California, and called for the
formation of a volunteer task force. As a result of ACR 105,
the CMMHC, an independent nonprofit organization, was formed.
2.Women in their childbearing years account for the largest
group of Americans with depression. Children born to mothers
with untreated depression are more likely to have
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developmental problems and higher utilization of medical and
mental health care over their lifetimes. Therefore, it is
critical that women who are suffering from depression or
another maternal mental health disorder be diagnosed and
treated.
3.A task force should be established to study, review, and
identify (a) current barriers to screening and diagnosis, (b)
current treatment options for both those who are privately
insured and those who receive care through the public health
system, and (c) evidence based and emerging treatment options
that are scalable in public and private health settings. The
task force should also identify provider population needs and
patient needs in order to improve diagnosis and treatment.
4.The task force should consist of 12 to 18 members, appointed
by the CMMHC in consultation with the Assembly and Senate
Health Committees, and include representation from
organizations such as the Department of Health Care Services,
the Department of Public Health, the Office of Perinatal
Substance Abuse, the Department of Developmental Services, the
Children and Family Services Division of the Department of
Social Services, First 5 California, the American Congress of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and other stakeholders.
5.The task force should meet at least eight times a year.
Members of the task force will not be compensated, but may be
reimbursed for travel expenses by the CMMHC, to the extent
available, for the purpose of attending meetings of the task
force. The task force should be funded by private sources.
6.The task force should make recommendations in a white paper no
later than December 31, 2015, which should address changes
necessary within state and county programs and any other areas
deemed necessary.
This resolution requests the CMMHC, a nonprofit organization, to
establish a task force on the status of maternal mental health
care in order to further the objectives described in this
resolution.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
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ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 6/16/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Bloom, Bocanegra,
Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon,
Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier,
Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell,
Gray, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein,
Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian,
Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. P�rez, V.
Manuel P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas,
Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron,
Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bigelow, Grove, Vacancy
JL:k 6/18/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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